State Customs Service of Ukraine for eight months in 2009 identified 1,828 cases of illegal export of cigarettes abroad. In general, however, recorded in 2083 attempted smuggling of tobacco products on the Ukrainian territory.
In one case of smuggling - seven cases of illegal exports. At one zavozyaschuyusya cigarette - 10 leaves. We have much dominated by attempts to export cigarettes - said Day, director of the department of organizing the struggle against smuggling and customs violations of the State Customs Service Andrew Fedkin.
Contraband flows in and from Ukraine, because the latter has an advantageous geographical position. Its role and transparency of much of the Ukrainian border. According to the State Customs Service, most smuggling smokescreen now hangs over the western boundary of the country. So, for eight months in 2009 on the border with the EU customs officers detained 35,4 million cigarettes or 1.8 million packs. It is about 84% of tobacco smuggling this year. In total, through the actions of customs officers, the European and Ukrainian markets did not let 50 million pieces of cigarettes (more than 2.5 million packages).
most attractive to smugglers are the Ukrainian-Hungarian (30.7% of all violations) and the Ukrainian-Romanian (27.8%) areas of the border. Slightly decreased the number of contraband cigarettes on the Ukraine-Russia border.
most popular ways of illegal exportation and importation of cigarettes a few: in other commodity, in a specially constructed caches in the cavities of technical vehicles. So Vinogradovsky Customs recently caught 4,9 million cigarettes, worth about 111 thousand euros in wooden plates. And the Ukrainian-Hungarian border Chopskaya Customs detained 4.4 million cigarettes, worth about 100 thousand euros, which attempted to move within four cryogenic tanks for liquid gases.
While the customs records
regular smuggling from Ukraine in the European sector, domestic cigarette manufacturers are predicting growth of counterfeit tobacco in the domestic market.
Thus, in association Ukrtyutyun say that illegal products are already present in almost all regions of Ukraine. The main sources of its income on the domestic market is called Moldova, and Russia. Smuggling contributes to the decline in domestic production of tobacco, which, according to Goskomstat, in May - August 2009 decreased by 24,1%. Add points gray exporting cigarettes could and government's intention to again increase the excise, producers say. In this case, according to Ukrtyutyuna, prices for Ukrainian cigarettes will be 20 - 30%.
That show of excise taxes and to fight smuggling, says Day, the head of department of tobacco control of the Ukrainian Institute of Strategic Studies Ministry of Health of Ukraine Konstantin Krasovsky. After all, profits from the smoke of smuggling is so significant that the perpetrators are not afraid of no administrative penalties or the confiscation of the vehicle or criminal liability. Krasovskii said that, according to the European structures, Ukraine today is one of the first places in Europe in tobacco smuggling. Therefore, to remove the smoke screen not only Ukraine but the EU should increase the excise rates to the European level, offers Krasovskii.
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